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Support APC or Leave Kuje: ActionAid Raises Alarm Over Council Chairman’s Remark

Daily Dispatch August 26, 2026

ActionAid Nigeria has condemned an alleged directive by the Chairman of Kuje Area Council, Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, that residents must support the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) or leave the council, describing the remark as a troubling threat to democratic freedoms, while warning that

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ActionAid Raises Alarm Over Alleged Exploitation of Nigerian Women in Russian Alabuga Programme

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2026

…Demands Urgent Probe ActionAid Nigeria has called for an urgent investigation into reports that young African women, including Nigerians, were allegedly deceived into joining Russia’s Alabuga Start Programme with promises of education, vocational training and lucrative jobs, only to face exploitation, unsafe working conditions and possible involvement in military

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Missing Phone Must Never Become Death Sentence – ActionAid

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2026

…Demands Justice for Slain UniJos Student ActionAid Nigeria has condemned the alleged torture and killing of a 25-year-old University of Jos student, Ibrahim Mbaya, over the alleged theft of a mobile phone, describing the incident as a grim reflection of the growing breakdown of the rule of law and public confidence in Nigeria’s justice system. […]

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ActionAid Raises Alarm Over Poverty, Insecurity, Debt Burden, Flood Threats

Daily Dispatch July 19, 2026

ActionAid Nigeria has raised the alarm over the worsening conditions confronting millions of Nigerians, warning that rising poverty, insecurity, debt servicing, food inflation and climate-related disasters are placing the country’s poorest and most vulnerable citizens under unprecedented pressure. The organisation’s General Assembly and Board of Directors issued the

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ActionAid Says June 12 Democratic Promise Remains Unfulfilled Amid Poverty, Rights Violations

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2026

As Nigerians mark Democracy Day, ActionAid Nigeria has raised concerns over what it describes as the country’s failure to fully realize the democratic ideals symbolized by June 12, warning that shrinking civic space, rising poverty, insecurity and weak governance threaten the nation’s democratic future. In a statement issued to mark the June 12 celebration, the […]

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ActionAid Slams EFCC Chair Over ‘Six in Ten Students’ Cybercrime Claim, Demands Retraction

Daily Dispatch May 1, 2026

ActionAid Nigeria has launched a forceful rebuttal against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, over what it described as a “reckless and unsubstantiated” claim that six out of every ten Nigerian students are involved in cybercrime. In a strongly worded statement issued on May 1 in Abuja, the organisation said […]